BC Takes on Northeastern in Beanpot Semifinal

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 1 Boston College heads to TD Garden on Monday night to take on Northeastern in the nightcap of the Beanpot Semifinals. Puck drop is slated for 8 p.m. and the game will be available to watch on NESN, ESPN+ and TSN+. Radio coverage for the contest begins 15 minutes prior to the start of the game on WEEI 850 AM.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles improved to 19-4-1 overall and 12-3-1 in Hockey East with a victory over UMass Lowell
• BC is currently on a seven-game winning streak that includes wins over Merrimack, Harvard, Providence (2x), Boston University (2x) and UMass Lowell
• During the seven-game winning streak, the Eagles have not allowed an even strength goal and have posted three shutouts
• Boston College has outscored its opponents 80-40 this season, including 31-8 in the third period

BC IN THE BEANPOT
• Boston College has won 20 Beanpot Championships; having hoisted the hardware in 2016. The Eagles are 82-58-1 all-time in Beanpot games
• In 48 previous Beanpot contests, BC leads the all-time series against Northeastern, 34-14. The Huskies have claimed the last five meetings in the Beanpot with BC last winning the matchup in the 2014 Championship game
• Last season, the Eagles suffered a 4-3 loss to Boston University in the semifinals. BC earned a third-place finish in the Beanpot with a 5-0 victory over Harvard in the consolation game

SHUTOUT VICTORY OVER UMASS LOWELL
• The Eagles played just one game this past weekend, defeating UMass Lowell by a score of 4-0
• Ryan Leonard scored a hat-trick, his second of the season
• Jan Korec posted a 22-save shutout, his first of the year
• James Hagens posted his ninth multi-point effort of the campaign
• Teddy Stiga extended his scoring streak to eight games

AMONG HOCKEY EAST
• BC leads Hockey East in penalty-killing percentage (89.6) and save percentages (.937)
• In conference play, Leonard (25) and Gabe Perreault (20) sit one and two in points in the league
• Leonard leads Hockey East in goals (22) and game-winning goals (8)
• Perreault is third in the league in points per game (1.33), while Leonard is tied for third with 1.25
• Jacob Fowler leads Hockey East in wins (17), shutouts (6) and save percentage (.938), and is second in goals against average (1.63)

A LOOK AT NORTHEASTERN
• Northeastern enters Monday's game with a 9-12-3 record
• The Huskies are coming off a 3-1 defeat to No. 6 Maine
• Jack Williams has a team-high 29 points on 12 goals and 17 assists
• Dylan Hryckowian and Williams are tied for the team lead in goals with 12 each
• Cameron Whitehead has started all 24 games in net and has made 669 saves with a 2.61 goals against average and a .915 save percentage
• Northeastern has won the last two and five of the last six Beanpots

SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles are 176-61-18 all-time against the Huskies
• The two teams met back in November with both squads winning the matchup on home ice to split the Hockey East series
• BC is 34-14 all-time against Northeastern in the Beanpot
• The last Beanpot matchup between the two schools came in the semifinal in 2022, with Northeastern claiming a 3-1 win

UP NEXT
• BC travels to UNH on Friday night for a Hockey East tilt. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. on NESN and ESPN+.

BC Takes on Northeastern in Beanpot Semifinal

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Fowler

James Hagens

Jan Korec

Ryan Leonard

Gabe Perreault

Teddy Stiga